Workshop “AI Welfare: Critical Perspectives” at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, with @davidgunkel.bsky.social , John Dorsch, Kacper Dudzic, Callum MacRae, and me. Funded by the @erc.europa.eu through my ROBOCRIM project. #AIWelfare #AIEthics #ERC

Today I'm presenting my paper "The Ethics of Modifying Artificial Sentient Beings" at the AICE-26 Symposium on AI, Consciousness and Ethics, part of the AISB Convention 2026 at the University of Sussex. ERC Robocrim: @erc.europa.eu Paper: aice-symposium.github.io

Tomorrow I'll be speaking at the Machine Learning Summer School on Reliability & Safety at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social. My lecture, "In Defense of Artificial Suffering," expands on my recent Philosophical Studies paper with broader AI ethics questions. Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🔍 Postdoc opening on my ERC project ROBOCRIM Looking for someone with experience in experimental philosophy / experimental jurisprudence to study criminal law in the age of robots. 3 years, full-time, ~€3,585–4,375/month gross. 30 June 2026 📩 Link: praca.bip.uj.edu.pl/stanowiska-b...

"Who Belongs in the Moral Circle?" A relational response to @jeffsebo.bsky.social's book "The Moral Circle" written in collaboration with Hayate Shimizu, @annapuzio.bsky.social and @kamilmamak.bsky.social and published in the "Asian Journal of Philosophy" @springernature.com rdcu.be/fppRj

Last Friday in Kraków, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on criminal law and AI at the Criminal Law Festival organized by KIPK. Many thanks to panelists and Mikolaj Malecki for a fascinating discussion and a superbly organized event.

Last Friday, we announced the winners of the Punishing robots poster competition for art students, organized as part of my @erc.europa.eu project #robocrim The exhibition is open at Bracka 12, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University. Photos: Adam Koprowski.

Many thanks to everyone who joined today’s Punishing Robots? workshop and contributed to such a insightful discussion on responsibility and punishment in the age of AI. The workshop is part of my #ERC project, Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots.

This Saturday: “Punishing Robots?” at Jagiellonian University, with keynote speaker Prof. Sabine Gless (University of Basel). Part of the ERC project Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots. Art exhibition opening on Friday. 🤖⚖️🎨

This Friday in Kraków, I will be moderating a panel discussion on criminal law and AI during the Criminal Law Festival organized by Cracow Institute of Criminal Law. On the same day, we will also open an exhibition featuring posters created by art students on the theme of "Punishing Robots."

Our paper (with Masashi Takeshita & Hayate Shimizu), "Ethics of the Design of Animal-like Robots", is now available online in Science and Engineering Ethics. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Happy to share my new chapter, “Inclusive Leadership and the Representational Issues of Human-Like Robots,” published in the new De Gruyter Handbook of Inclusive Leadership. Many thanks to the editors, Juliet Bourke and Mustafa F. Özbilgin. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Postdoc opening in experimental jurisprudence at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social

🔍 Postdoc opening on my @erc.europa.eu project ROBOCRIM Looking for someone with experience in experimental philosophy / experimental jurisprudence Kraków, Poland 3 years, full-time, ~€3,585–4,375/month gross. 30 June 2026 📩 Link: praca.bip.uj.edu.pl/stanowiska-b...

Today I’m giving a talk titled “AI and Criminal Responsibility: A Phenomenological Account.” Many thanks to the Law and Technology Research Centre, University of Southampton Law School, for the invitation. The talk is related to my @erc.europa.eu project #Robocrim

Exciting weeks ahead in Kraków: art exhibition Punishing Robots, seminar with Sabine Gless, and the conference Norms in Language-based Human–AI Interaction co-organized with @izaskoczen.bsky.social Thanks to @erc.europa.eu

Art Competition: “Punishing Robots” How should we imagine punishment in the age of AI? I’m inviting young artists to explore this question visually. 🎨 Exhibition in Kraków 🏆 Awards for top 3 works 📚 Linked research seminar More info: id.uj.edu.pl/web/project-...

🚨 New paper in Science and Engineering Ethics! We ask: how might animal-like robots affect animals? 📄 Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AIEthics #AnimalEthics #Roboethics

This week I'm teaching in Cracow at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social University, one of the oldest European Universities. This stay gives me an opportunity to discover research done by its faculty.

New paper out in Episteme! We shouldn't regulate everyone spreading disinfo online — but we can regulate superspreaders. My argument: those with epistemic power (10k+ followers) who deliberately spread disinformation should face criminal liability. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/epi.2026.10107

Free Will, Robots & Criminal Responsibility 🤖⚖️ 9–10 March | Kraków, Bracka 12, Room 221 | 3:00 PM Keynote speakers: Gregg Caruso, Raul Hakli, Pekka Mäkelä If you're in Kraków – come join us! 🙌 Full programme dropping soon! Funded by my @erc.europa.eu grant.

In Defense of Artificial Suffering New essay from @kamilmamak.bsky.social and the first published contribution to the "Superintelligent Robots" special issue of "Philosophical Studies" @springer.springernature.com that is being edited by John-Stewart Gordon and myself. doi.org/10.1007/s110...

Excited to announce that my new paper, "In defense of artificial suffering," is now published in Philosophical Studies! While many call for a moratorium on synthetic pain, I argue that the capacity to suffer may be a necessary feature for robots. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📘 My book Ethics in Human-like Robots (Routledge) is now Open Access! Thanks to funding from the University of Helsinki, the full book is now free to download. It explores the ethics of humanoid robots, anthropomorphism, design choices, and the risks of deploying human-like machines in society.

🎉 My new paper "AI Animal Communication: A Potential Source of Moral Revolution" is out in Topoi! AI translation of animal communication could transform how we treat animals through better understanding & increased relatability. doi.org/10.1007/s112... #AIEthics #Animalethics

Should spreading vaccine disinformation during pandemics be criminal? My new chapter argues yes - but only for intentional disinfo, only during health crises, and only in rule-of-law countries. The goal isn't punishment, it's prevention. Link: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Join us for an academic seminar with Prof. David Gunkel on Moral and Legal Status of AI and Robots. 30 Dec 2025 | 3:00 PM Bracka 12, Kraków (Room 203) Jagiellonian University | ROBOCRIM @erc.europa.eu Open to all interested in AI, law, and ethics.

New paper (with Andrzej Uhl) just published in Journal of Criminal Justice on centralized judicial training and sentencing disparities. Using results from Poland’s final judicial exam, we show substantial sentencing differences in exactly the same case—despite strong incentives to “get it right.”

This week I’m on a research stay at the University of Bergamo, collaborating with Luigi Scollo on an AI, robotics, and criminal law project. Grateful for his support. The work connects to my ERC grant “Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots” (#robocrim).

Today I’m taking part in the Workshop on Agentic AI at Friedrich-Alexander University. With Anna Puzio, we present our paper ‘Agent or Companion? Relational Ease as a Design Hazard in Agentic AI Systems’ on the ethical risks of bonding with artificial entities.

Nicolas Sarkozy will soon publish memoirs from his 20 days in prison. A couple of years ago, we wrote a paper arguing that income from such a book is an indirect benefit of crime. Nobody should benefit from crime, and the income from that book should therefore be forfeited.

I'm happy to share that my Routledge book Robotics, AI and Criminal Law: Crimes Against Robots is now free to download, thanks to funding from the University of Helsinki Library. 📘 Book: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

A new review of my book Robotics, AI and Criminal Law: Crimes Against Robots is out in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. The book will soon be open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

At Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan) for the IAS-FRIS Symposium on Social Robots and Ethical Design 2025. Presenting my paper “Can Robot Design Help Mitigate the Risks of Responsibility Gaps?” — linked to my @erc.europa.eu project on criminal law & robots. Thanks to Yueh-Hsuan Weng for organizing!

At Maastricht University today for the “Truth and Authority in Criminal Justice” conference, where I’ll present “Disinformation and Superspreaders: With Epistemic Power Should Come Criminal Responsibility.” Funded by my @erc.europa.eu grant #Robocrim

Giving a talk today at the Maastricht Institute for Criminal Sciences, Maastricht University, on my @erc.europa.eu project “Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots.” Grateful to the organizers for the invitation!

I recently spoke on @rmf24.bsky.social , a nationwide Polish radio, about my @erc.europa.eu grant. One of the questions concerned Assimov's laws, and in response, I explained why I do not find them helpful in scientific discussion. www.rmf24.pl/nauka/news-p...

I was a guest on Astrofaza. We discussed my @erc.europa.eu grant — and much more: AI, robots, and how technology impacts our fundamental philosophical ideas. Link to the conversation (in Polish): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgn3...

One month to go! I’ll be taking part in the IAS–FRIS Symposium on Social Robots & Ethical Design (Nov 5–7, Tohoku Univ., hybrid). Join in Sendai, Japan or online. Info: 2025.roboethics.design Register: x.gd/wC4m5 #Roboethics #HRI #AIethics #SocialRobots

Today I was on the morning show of TVP2 (Polish Television), talking about ethics and the law of robots. Among other things, I answered the question: what is wrong with kicking a robot? Link (in Polish): pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl/89186142/rob...

Our paper in International Journal of Social Robotics is out! 🤖 Instead of defining “robot,” we propose treating them as members of a robot kingdom—like animals in the animal kingdom. Clearer, more flexible, & saves time in robotics debates. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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A wonderful opportunity to work with Kamil on this exciting and important project.

🚨 I am hiring! Join the @erc.europa.eu-funded ROBOCRIM project at Jagiellonian University (Kraków) as a full-time PhD researcher in criminal law & AI. Start: Oct 2025. Apply by Aug 4. Info: tinyurl.com/ERC-PhD | Email: [email protected] #AcademicJobs #AI #Law #ERC #robocrim

The AI and Collective Agency workshop just kicked off at the Institute for Ethics in AI, Oxford. Presenting a paper with Pekka & Raul — born in Helsinki, polished on a branch in the bushes. Perfect academic conditions 🙂

Heading to Oxford tomorrow for the “AI and Collective Agency” workshop at the Institute for Ethics in AI. With Pekka Mäkelä & Raul Hakli, we’ll present Guilty, but less — on how working with AI/robots affects human criminal responsibility. Can’t wait for the discussion! 🙂

I am attending the Society for Philosophy of Technology conference, which is being held in Eindhoven. I presented my paper, which included a theoretical response to the responsibility gap in the context of criminal law, as part of my @erc.europa.eu project #robocrim.

I am participating in the "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Law" workshop at the University of Bergamo. It is another excellent event on the subject matter. I am presenting findings from my @erc.europa.eu grant on the philosophical foundations of criminal law for robots.

Next week I will attend the international workshop "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Law" at the University of Bergamo. Thanks, Luigi Scollo, for organizing it!

I am taking part in a great workshop at the European University Institute in Florence, " AI & Criminal Law". I presented the draft of the concept that forms the intellectual core of my @erc.europa.eu project, namely, a phenomenological account of criminal law.